Koteswararao Thella, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Germantown, TN
Koteswararao Thella, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1225479090, issued on Jul 9, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 77486, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Koteswararao Thella
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 77486 TN
E-9983 AR
35442 OK
MD228978 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7691 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN 38138
- Phone
- (901) 516-1290
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Fax
- (901) 516-1220
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200131000531); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7691 Poplar Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lauren Brewer, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326422502
- Georgia Brown, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1093580896
- Thomas Carruth, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972023943
Verify Koteswararao Thella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 77486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
481 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil21 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Warren Clinic IncTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Koteswararao Thella among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Koteswararao Thella, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Germantown
They are 61 of the 1,692 NPPES records with a practice address in Germantown, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Koteswararao Thella, MD's NPI number?
Koteswararao Thella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225479090, issued on Jul 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Koteswararao Thella, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7691 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 516-1290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Koteswararao Thella, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 77486, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Koteswararao Thella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Koteswararao Thella, MD had 481 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Koteswararao Thella, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.